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Berinsfield & Wittenham

Middle area

The west of the South Oxfordshire. 8,717 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 72 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 27% of people in Berinsfield & Wittenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£450,000
Joint 1,346th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,033
Joint 3,500th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
27%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Berinsfield & Wittenham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Berinsfield & Wittenham at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across South Oxfordshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences161
Other crime79
Anti-social behaviour75
Criminal damage and arson36
Vehicle crime19
Burglary17
Shoplifting15
Drug offences14
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Berinsfield & Wittenham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Berinsfield & WittenhamMiddle
Median sale price20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from £315,000 to £955,000. The middle area is £467,500. Berinsfield & Wittenham is £450,000.
£450,0008th cheapest
Population20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 5,380 to 12,012. The middle area is 7,019. Berinsfield & Wittenham is 8,033.
8,0337th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 30.5%. Berinsfield & Wittenham is 27.0%.
27%10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 67.2% to 97.4%. The middle area is 84.8%. Berinsfield & Wittenham is 78.8%.
78.8%9th lowest

Is Berinsfield & Wittenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Berinsfield & Wittenham at a rate of 48.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across South Oxfordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Berinsfield & Wittenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (161), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (75).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of South Oxfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Oxfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Oxfordshire and not Berinsfield & Wittenham alone. See South Oxfordshire

Average house price
£471,427
Up 2.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,525
22nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.7×
Joint 60th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.5
10th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Berinsfield & Wittenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Berinsfield & Wittenham was £450,000 in 2025.

Berinsfield & Wittenham had 8,033 usual residents at the census.

About 27% of people in Berinsfield & Wittenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Berinsfield & Wittenham, 78.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.